Tom LaGarde vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Tom LaGarde that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tom LaGarde

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom LaGarde: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom LaGarde 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Tom LaGarde 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Tom LaGarde 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Tom LaGarde 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 7.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 5.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 1.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 2,376 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 1,593 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 456 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 94 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 131 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom LaGarde 312 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .462 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .640 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 13.7 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 8.3 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1981) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 (1981) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 68 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 58 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 19 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Tom LaGarde 23 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .415 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .778 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.1 (1980) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1980) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.9 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 (1980) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.2 (1978) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.